Westminster Correspondent

Fiona Dunlop

Fiona Dunlop covers Scotland at Westminster — the Scottish Affairs Committee, the fiscal framework, and the bills that reach Holyrood already half-decided.

Fiona Dunlop

Lanarkshire AI Growth Zone secures £300m investment as Dell establishes Scottish base

Farage retakes Clacton seat as parliamentary standards probe remains active

Farage wins Clacton by-election as Count Binface surge exposes voter frustration

Scottish Government announces £3m support package for rural businesses hit by Cairngorms wildfire

Bank of England holds rates steady as inflation cools faster than expected

Scottish Government unveils income tax changes targeting higher earners for 2026-27 budget

Scottish Parliament passes Housing Act giving councils rent control powers

Six new English mayoralties confirmed as Westminster extends devolution programme

Scottish Government to publish draft independence referendum legislation

Westminster offers Scotland expanded tax powers in new devolution package

Scottish children's commissioner challenges Westminster's under-16 social media ban

UK Government Announces Blanket Social Media Ban for Under-16s

Labour's King's Speech sets stage for constitutional overhaul affecting Scotland

Planning watchdog blocks London Mayor's ULEZ scrappage expansion beyond city limits

Labour Landslide Reshapes Scottish Political Map as SNP Loses Key Seats

Royal Navy declares Scottish drone boat trial a success in autonomous fleet push

UK government unveils mandatory work placements in sweeping welfare reforms

Swinney launches SNP manifesto with Trident removal and NHS funding pledges

Scottish parties clash over independence and North Sea energy as UK election campaign reaches fever pitch

John Swinney unveils council tax reform and rent controls in first Programme for Government

SNP pledges right of first refusal for Scottish tenants to buy rented homes

John Swinney returns as SNP leader following Humza Yousaf resignation

Labour pledges to scrap two-child benefit cap affecting thousands of Scottish families

UK avoids £100m Rwanda scheme compensation bill after Hague tribunal ruling

SNP holds Inverness Central ward in closely watched Highland Council by-election

Ofcom launches formal investigation into BBC over impartiality breach claims

Westminster launches inquiry into Post Office Horizon compensation delays affecting Scottish victims